# INMO

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'It's a wake-up call': 73 children on trolleys in emergency depts so far this year

The Irish Nurses and Midwives’ Association has just launched a new trolley watch system – where it counts how many children are on trolleys in EDs.

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Jan 15th 2018, 1:41 PM

# Overcrowding

Varadkar doesn't want anyone to face 'indignity' caused by waiting on a trolley

The Taoiseach said he was speaking as both a doctor and a grandson whose grandmother is “regularly in and out of hospital”.

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Jan 10th 2018, 6:26 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should it be mandatory for health professionals to get the flu jab?

Just one in three nurses have received the vaccination.

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Jan 9th 2018, 8:47 AM

# Vaccine

Just one third of hospital nurses have had the flu jab despite raffles and free coffee incentives

The HSE ran a campaign over the last few months to encourage healthcare workers to get the vaccine.

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Jan 9th 2018, 6:15 AM

# INMO

More than 2,400 people on trolleys in first week of 2018

Nursing representatives met with HSE officials earlier today to see how hospital overcrowding can be reduced.

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Jan 5th 2018, 7:56 PM

# Overcrowding

'No effort being spared' says Health Minister after trolley numbers reach record high

A record high of 656 people were waiting on trolleys as 2018 began, according to the INMO.

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Jan 2nd 2018, 7:40 PM

# INMO

'Detrimental and harmful': There were over 80,000 people on hospital trolleys so far this year

The INMO said the overcrowding situation is having a “serious, detrimental and harmful effect” on patients.

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Nov 9th 2017, 6:20 AM

# public service pay

Union recommends nurses back public service pay deal to roll back recession measures

The recommendation comes after the union received clarifications from the Department of Public Expenditure.

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Aug 29th 2017, 9:22 AM

# St Finbarr's

'It has left the hospital decimated': INMO warns of severe nursing shortage at Cork hospital

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has claimed the safe care and dignity of residents is now at risk.

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Jul 18th 2017, 7:00 AM

# Simon Harris

Calls for patients to give feedback on their experience in Irish hospitals

Overcrowding in Irish hospitals increased in the first three months of 2017.

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Jul 3rd 2017, 11:36 AM

# record high

There were over 50,000 people on hospital trolleys in the first six months of 2017

The INMO said that this was further evidence that our health service “simply cannot cope with the demands”.

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Jul 3rd 2017, 8:04 AM

# full time whistle

Simon Harris commits to giving graduating Irish student nurses full-time contracts

Staffing and retention are two key issues that nearly led to industrial action in the nursing sector earlier this year.

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May 5th 2017, 6:25 PM

# record highs

These are the most overcrowded hospitals in the country

There’s been an improvement in Dublin, but things are getting worse in other counties.

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May 3rd 2017, 7:00 AM

# stable condition

Crisis averted? 1,200 nurses and midwives to be hired by end of year

Health Minister Simon Harris has said that the measures offer nurses and midwives “enhanced opportunities to advance their careers”.

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Apr 7th 2017, 10:59 PM

# deferral

Nurses have deferred industrial action planned for Tuesday

The INMO says it will ballot on WRC recommendations.

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Mar 4th 2017, 7:07 PM

# work-to-rule

Nurses' union agrees to meet with Workplace Relations Commission - but work-to-rule is still on

Over 30,000 INMO members are set to work-to-rule next Tuesday, 7 March.

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Mar 1st 2017, 8:05 PM

# Poll

Poll: Do you support the nurses taking industrial action?

A number of days of industrial action are scheduled to take place next month.

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Feb 9th 2017, 10:42 AM

# Hospital overcrowding

'If this many people were dying in another way, there’d be war over it'

What do doctors and nurses want done to tackle hospital overcrowding and record numbers on trolleys? More beds, for starters.

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Jan 21st 2017, 7:25 AM

# where does it hurt?

'Sick and tired': Why Ireland's' nurses are leaving in their droves

‘Recruitment freezes, a lack of respect and better options elsewhere’.

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Jan 14th 2017, 7:10 AM

# Perfect Storm

Paramedics 'disturbed' over delays bringing patients to Emergency Departments

Siptu members said today that delays of between one and three hours have been observed across the country.

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Jan 4th 2017, 6:45 PM

# Health

There are currently 612 people waiting for beds in Irish hospitals

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) says it sets a new record.

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Jan 3rd 2017, 12:37 PM

# Strike

"We've had enough": Nurses have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action

The industrial action – including one-day stoppages – will begin in February.

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Dec 15th 2016, 6:09 PM

# call the midwife

'Disillusioned and concerned': Midwives to start industrial action over staff shortages

They have voted in favour of action up to and including the complete withdrawal of labour.

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Nov 29th 2016, 5:32 PM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Nursing union leader Liam Doran's claims about the Irish health service

The INMO General Secretary made a series of claims on Claire Byrne Live this week. Here’s our FactCheck roundup.

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Nov 26th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Apology

HSE boss apologises after leaked memo said patients could be removed with "minimum force"

Minister for Health Simon Harris said that the rescinded memo was “utterly offensive and unacceptable”.

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Nov 10th 2016, 11:56 AM

# HSE

Questions raised after memo said patients could be removed with "minimum force"

Minister for Health Simon Harris said that the rescinded memo was “utterly offensive and unacceptable”.

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Nov 9th 2016, 10:55 PM

# trouble and strike

More unions line up to question Lansdowne Road as all-out industrial strife looms

Bodies representing thousands of workers are calling for talks following the offer made to gardaí.

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Nov 4th 2016, 6:02 PM

# winter of discontent

Over 500 schools to close today kicking off a season of strikes

Teachers are not the only group set to strike over the coming weeks.

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Oct 27th 2016, 6:30 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should there be mandatory jail terms for people who assault medical staff?

Frontline employees have to work in very difficult environments.

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Oct 20th 2016, 9:28 AM

# Tired of battling

"In Ireland, you're like a zombie by the end of the week": Irish nurse on why she's working in Australia

A registered nurse in their first year would earn €200 less per week in Ireland than a nurse in the same position in Australia.

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Oct 19th 2016, 6:01 AM

# quality of care

The 'pressure cooker' healthcare system and other reasons why nurses are travelling abroad

“There are better opportunities, there’s a greater respect for the nurse’s role, the work and pay conditions are better, and the lifestyle is freer.”

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Oct 17th 2016, 6:10 AM

# Ballot to strike

'We aren't nurses anymore: we are slaves' - Irish nurses explain why they've had enough

A post from a student nurse has gone viral for how it portrays the many difficulties of working in the Irish health sector.

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Oct 7th 2016, 6:01 AM

# slow recovery

The hospital trolley problem is getting better, slowly

There’s a marked difference between Dublin and the rest of the country.

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Sep 6th 2016, 9:40 AM

# HSE

There were more patients on trolleys last month than in any July in the past decade

However, in a statement to TheJournal.ie, the HSE disputed the INMO narrative, saying that the trolley count for yesterday showed an an overall reduction compared to the same date last year.

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Aug 10th 2016, 6:00 AM

# Parking Row

Nurses 'seeking employment elsewhere' after they say St James's Hospital took their parking

Over 100 INMO members met last Thursday and condemned the actions of management.

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Aug 8th 2016, 6:00 AM

# Industrial Action

Will there be a summer of strikes? There's trouble brewing on several fronts

2016 has not been a good year for industrial relations.

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May 29th 2016, 8:00 AM

# staffing crisis

Irish nurses are abused so often that many don't bother reporting it

INMO’s 97th Annual Delegate Conference kicks off tomorrow morning.

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May 3rd 2016, 7:12 PM

# Overcrowding

Patients left lying on trolleys while 40-bed unit remains vacant at nearby hospital

Yesterday there were 20 patients on trolleys at Tipperary General Hospital.

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Apr 20th 2016, 6:01 AM

# Out the door

Foreign hospitals are looking to hire Irish nurses this weekend

And the INMO says many are going to go.

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Apr 19th 2016, 6:04 AM

# Crisis Talks

Nurses to be hired "as matter of urgency" to reduce emergency department overcrowding

The decision was made at the Workplace relations Commission today.

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Mar 16th 2016, 6:16 PM